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J. Aoun: "Municipal Elections Send A Clear Message of State Recovery"

This is Beirut 11/05 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Joseph Aoun Elections 2025 Municipality North Lebanon

President Joseph Aoun visited the Internal Security Forces’ operations room in Achrafieh on Sunday to monitor the launch of the second round of municipal and mukhtar elections in North Lebanon and Akkar. He praised the efforts of the security forces, as well as the Ministries of Interior and Justice, and declared that “these elections are a ...

81 Municipalities Elected by Acclamation in the North and Akkar

This is Beirut 10/05 17:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Municipality Elections 2025 North Lebanon

As part of the second round of municipal and mukhtar elections, 81 municipalities were elected by acclamation in the North and Akkar, out of a total of 289. The breakdown is as follows: Akkar: 44 out of 134 municipalities. Bsharre: 5 out of 12 (Bekaakafra, Qnat, Hasroun, Hadchit and Hadath al-Jebbeh). Koura: 10 out of 38 ...

2025 Municipal Elections – Day 2: North Lebanon Seeks Political Direction

Elie Ziadé 10/05 14:00 - Reading : 15 minute(s)

Free Patriotic Movement Lebanese Forces Gebran Bassil

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Without Hariri, Who Can Win Over the Sunni Electorate?

Tilda Abou Rizk 10/05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hamas Hezbollah South Lebanon

Announced less than twenty days before the start of the municipal elections, the electoral withdrawal of Sunni leader and head of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, sent shockwaves through the Sunni community. For the second time in three years, it finds itself without a political compass ahead of a major vote. On January 24, 2022, Saad Hariri ...

100 Syrian Families Repatriated Voluntarily from Arsal to Syria

This is Beirut 10/05 10:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Army, with support from the Bekaa Intelligence Directorate, oversaw a new voluntary repatriation of displaced Syrians on Saturday. Around 100 families left camps in Arsal and crossed back into Syria via the Zamarani border point, returning to villages in the western Qalamoun region. This operation is part of weekly repatriation ...

VideosAfter Four Vacant Years, Mieh Mieh Set to Vote for Municipal Council

Vanessa Kallas 10/05 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Mieh Mieh Municipality Elections 2025 Municipal Council Lebanon

More than 100 municipalities across Lebanon remain hollow structures—lacking elected councils to carry out essential functions and implement reforms. Mieh Mieh, the second-largest town east of Saida, is a prime example. Administrative issues have kept the municipality inactive for the last four years. Will this election finally break the ...

Op-edThe Sunni Leadership Problem...

Johnny Kortbawi 10/05 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Sunni Municipals

Lebanon has witnessed three major nationwide Sunni leaderships since independence. The first was the leadership of Riad Al Solh, a pillar of the National Pact, independence, and Greater Lebanon after the French withdrawal. The second was Saeb Salam, the leading Sunni figure within Lebanon’s Chehabist political framework and beyond. He was known ...

The Catholic Church in Lebanon Congratulates Pope Leo XIV

This is Beirut 09/05 14:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops Pope

The Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon extended its congratulations to the new pope, Leo XIV, elected on May 8, 2025, praising him as “a shepherd chosen to lead the Church in these times of challenge and hope.” In a statement, Lebanon’s Catholic spiritual leaders, patriarchs, bishops and heads of religious orders ...

Israeli Strikes and Flyovers Escalate Tensions Across Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 09/05 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon South Lebanon Bekaa Israel war

Southern Lebanon witnessed a sharp escalation in Israeli military activity on Friday, with intense aerial maneuvers disturbing the region’s airspace. An Israeli drone bombed the town of Majdal Zoun on Friday evening, injuring a civilian, according to the Ministry of Health. In the evening, an Israeli fighter jet dropped a stun grenade ...

SpotlightBeirut 1945: De Gaulle Is Near

Moncef Ait-Kaci 09/05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Europe Middle East United States

Before becoming the leader of Free France, the founder of the Fifth Republic or the symbolic figure of Gaullism, Charles de Gaulle was an officer stationed in the Levant, where he lived, commanded, observed. Lebanon always held a special place in his worldview—a relationship shaped by history, war and a certain idea of France. Between 1929 and ...

Aoun’s Kuwait Visit Marks Key Diplomatic Turn, Says Foreign Minister

This is Beirut 09/05 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Raggi Kuwait Lebanese-Gulf relations

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun is set to visit Kuwait on May 11 and 12, in what Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji described as “an event in itself.” In an interview with Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai, Rajji emphasized the symbolic and political weight of the visit, while expressing Lebanon’s gratitude to Kuwait for its ...

SpotlightTripoli’s Municipal Battle: Power Gaps and Fractured Alliances

Rayan Chami 09/05 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Tripoli Municipal Elections Al Mina Lebanon

Tripoli district is gearing up for pivotal municipal elections on May 11, with 359 candidates competing across Tripoli city, al-Mina and Beddawi. In Tripoli municipality, 187 candidates are vying for 24 council seats in what observers call the city’s most fragmented and unpredictable race in decades. Al-Mina sees 69 candidates competing for 21 ...